German enterprises urged to seize opportunities at China Import Expo

STORY: German enterprises urged to seize opportunities at China Import Expo SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: STUTTGART, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the promotion event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZHENGPING, Deputy director general of China International Import Expo Bureau 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOBIAS WAHL, Board Chairman for Hawk, a Karcher Group brand 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER DORING, Chairman of Academy of German Hidden Champions STORYLINE: On Wednesday, officials and business leaders from China and Germany highlighted the importance of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) as a key gateway to the Chinese market. Seventy-five German companies have already signed up for the seventh CIIE, which will be held in Shanghai in November this year. At a CIIE promotion event in Stuttgart, attendees urged German enterprises to actively engage and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the CIIE. The promotion event attrac

Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world

STORY: Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannesburg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MICHEL RUIMY, Economist, Professor of economy at Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda STORYLINE: The 15th BRICS Summit to be held from Aug. 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, has attracted worldwide attention. More and more developing countries have shown their interest in joining the BRICS. What are the attrac

China-Laos Railway records 25,000 cross-border passenger trips

STORY: China-Laos Railway records 25,000 cross-border passenger trips DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. various of passengers 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MICHAEL and ALYSHA DRAGOO, A couple from the United States STORYLINE: Since the launch of its passenger services on April 13, the China-Laos Railway has handled 25,000 cross-border passenger trips through the Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint. The checkpoint, located in the Chinese border town of Mohan in southwest Yunnan Province, recorded 14,156 inbound and 11,752 outbound passenger journeys during this period. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MICHAEL and ALYSHA DRAGOO, A couple from the United States "We are delighted to ride on the international passenger train of the China-Laos Railway, which offers comfort, convenience, and beautiful decoration. After reaching Yunnan, we can easily transfer to many fascinating destinations, such as Shangri La and other renowned attrac

Sri Lanka, China sign agreement to build South Asia commercial, logistics hub

STORY: Sri Lanka, China sign agreement to build South Asia commercial, logistics hub DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony STORYLINE: Sri Lanka Ports Authority, a local civil engineering enterprise and China Merchants Port Holdings signed an agreement in Colombo on Friday to jointly build the South Asia commercial and logistics hub in Colombo Port. The project will establish a state-of-art logistics center, and help promote Colombo Port as a more prestigious and competitive port in the region, said Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva when attending the signing ceremony. China Merchants Group will further strengthen cooperation with local enterprises and contribute more to Sri Lanka's economic development, said Miao Jianmin, chairman of China Merchants Group. The project, with a total investment of 392 million dollars, will provide a superior logistics and warehousing facility and attrac